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Sorry, I Am Having Some Difficulties

So, I just wanted to post this short update to explain the lack of content recently.

Halfway thru June I developed some type of strange digestion problem. I was not digesting food correctly. Sometimes food was, uh, leaving my body in a way that looked exactly like how it entered my mouth. It was kind of alarming but not to the point that I sought medical attention. I think this might have come about because I started doing a ton of exercise and started eating differently. The thing is that I also was feeling a little out of it for a while, and, unfortunately, I then caught COVID at the beginning of July. I had it pretty bad, and I thought I needed to go to the hospital. I didn't end up having to do anything like that, but, as someone who is immuno-compromised (type 1 diabetes) I was prescribed Paxlovid.

Halfway thru July, I was physically better from COVID... mostly. I have had some serious issues since then, even if a lot of the major problems have gone away. I feel more tired than usual, and I have been having trouble concentrating on things. Remember the out-of-it feel from earlier? It doesn't feel like it's really gone away. I also have some pain. If I move my left arm in a certain way, there is a bunch of pain that wasn't there before. I also had some really bad pain for two days in my shoulder and back to the point that I could barely move.

This COVID thing and this digestion thing - it's been... weird...

Coupled with having to catch up on a grueling class I was taking, having to manage a bathroom remodel that was already scheduled, attending Tekko (this article is gonna take some time), and having to do various day-to-day stuff like work and take care of our guinea pigs, it hasn't been super easy. Since the class and the remodel are done, I feel like I am finally catching my breath. You will see the Final Fantasy VII Remake review get finished very soon, and I also have an important article about 3 Rivers Comicon that has been mostly done since around when I got sick in June.

Stay tuned. Thanks for reading.

EDIT: Unfortunately this was not the end of this! After publishing this article, our fridge broke. I also started school again, and we got a new car. It's really been a time!

EDIT 2: A little bit after updating this with the EDIT, I also got a cold and a rash, and we are having some issues with a leak on the second floor. I thought the illnesses were monkeypox. They are not. I am still experiencing some symptoms of both. They aren't that terrible, but it's just like... I don't even know anymore.

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